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UNITED sTATEs .aivT oie.

YVALKER B. BARTRABII, OF NORIVALK, CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOR TO C. T. DUDLEYAND A. S. DODD; SAID DUDLEY ASSIGNOR TO SAID DODD.

FARE-BOX.

'Speccaton of Letters Patent No. 31,204, dated January 22, 1861.

To all whom it "may concern:

Be it known that I, VALKER B. BARTRAM, of the town of Nor falk, countyof Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulmachine for receiving` money and giving correct change as required andregistering number of fares received without the operator touching themoney, called Bartrams omnibus paying and receiving box; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of the whole machine. Fig. 2is a view of the change tubes, linger levers, fulcrums, springs and openvalves removed from the machine. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the changetubes and appiintenances in the operation of giving change.

The construction of the said machine is as follows:

Fig. 2 consists of live hollow tubes of iron or other metal lettered indrawing severally A the inside diameter of the tubes being suflicientlygreater than the diameter o-f the coins, quarter of a` dollar, one dime,one half dime, three cents and one cent respectively to admit of thefree movement up and down of the several coins in the tubes. The tubes Ahave an opening at the bottom wide enough to allow the free movement ofthe open valves D 7 backward and forward.

D are the aforesaid valves made of iron or other metal of the thicknessof the several coins respectively working at the bottom of the tubes andhaving a hole in them of the diameter of the several coins respectivelyso that when the machine is at rest the holes in the valves coincidewith the openings in the tubes each with its tube. B are finger leversmade also of iron or other met-al in a state of rest, these leversworking freely upon their several. fulcrums 'C. rlhese levers have asmall slit at the bottom as seen in Fig. 3 the said slits receivingfreely the back of the valves turned up for that purpose and insertedinto them.

E 7 are wire springs on the inside of the levers attached to aprojection from the sides of said levers near their fulcrums by a coilthe upper extremity being interlaced between two other projectionsnearer the ful crums and said springs pressing against the tubes attheir lower extremities.

S is a plain flat piece of iron or other metal attached to and extendingover the lower ends of the tubes and upon which the valves D rest.

O O are two ordinary knobs attached to the bottom S.

P P are tongues on the apparatus above described sliding easily incorresponding grooves in the main box at the bottom thereof. The mainbox may be constructed of any size large enough to receive the tubes andtheir appendages, and consists of a` plain box of wood or othermaterial.

Fig. 1 represents the box with t-he tubes inserted, the tops of thelevers B projecting through the openings Q at the top of the box, saidopenings being` sufficiently large to allow the free movement of thelevers backward and forward.

L the top of the box is made of clear glass with an iron rim.

G is a glass spout large enough to admit the hand, and attached to thebottom of the box and into which open at the back part of the spout thevalves D at bottom of tubes A F is the money drawer or receptacle ofmoney paid and is constructed of wood with a glass bottom and with a ogin each side of the box so that when the money drawer and tubes areinserted into the box, the jogs project through the openings T in thetongues P of the paying apparatus shown in Fig. 2.

N is an opening in the front of the box to admit money into the box. Thedrawer has also in front a pointer H.7

M is a lever connected by means of ordinary levers and clockworkarrangements with a revolving wheel R containing on its circumferenceligures from 0 to 39 inclusive or more if desired and also with a bellJ, and also with a glass plate U, X, turning on its longitudinal axissituated above the money drawer' and extending the width of the box andfrom the top thereof to a corresponding immovable glass plate V, Y,extending likewise the width of the box and from a. line VQ drawnparallel with and at the bottom of the opening N and at an angle ofabout sixty degrees with the front of box, these movable and immovableplates coming together in the line Y directly over the money drawer Fand forming a temporary money chamber, all being so connected asaforesaid so that by the simple movement backward of the lever M thesaid movable -plate U, X, turns leaving an opening at Y, where the twolates meet, the money drops into the drawer F the bell J strikes onceandthe wheel R turns up the next number on the circumference thereof tothe pointer H.

K is a small open tube large enough to receive change from top of boxand deposit same in temporary money chamber above money drawer.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The machine being togetheras in Fig. l first remove the money drawer F then by means of the twoknobs O O remove tubes. Fill tubes with the coins for which they areadapted respectively. First replace the tubes in the box and thenreplace the money drawer and lock it. Suppose for instance that a halfdollar is put into the opening N and forty-four cents change is desired.The operator looking through the glass top L sees the coin and pullsback the lever M The movable glass plate U, X, within the box turns andthe coin drops through the opening Y between the movable and immovableglass plates into the money drawer FF The bell J strikes once and callsattention to reception of change and the wheel R turns up l to thepointer H The operator then pushes back the lever B, 25, the

' lever and open valve D assuming the positions shown in Fig. 3 by theletters Z) and D respectively and in like manner lever B 10, lever B 5lever B 3 and lever B l. One of the coins thereupon in the severaltubes, resting previously in the hole in the open valve D is thrown outand drops into the spout G ready for the hand. On removing the fingersfrom the levers B they are forced back to their original positions bythe actions of the springs E and the machine is again ready forimmediate use.

The tubes and their appurtenances may be increased in number anddiameter at pleasure so as to operate with all or any coins. The widthof the openings at the bottom of the several tubes and the thickness ofthe valves may also be increased at pleasure so as to throw'out two ormore coins at a time.

This machine is particularly adapted for the reception of fares in cars,omnibuses and other vehicles, being so placed and arranged that theoperator has no access to any of the moneys and is yet enabled to giveexact change as required and at the same time registering each farepaid. The amount of money in the tubes being known by comparing the samewith amount in money drawer and fares registered, any deficiency can beeasily determined.

The machine made without the lever l and its appendages may be used forgiving change only the levers B being bent to suit convenience ofoperators.

wWhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. The 4giving of exact change as desired by means of tubes A adaptedto. different coins in combination with the open valves D, levers B andsprings E constructed and operated substantially in the manner and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the above, the money box, lever M movable plate,U X, bell J and register R, the whole vbeing constructed and operatedsubstantially lin the manner and for the purpose set forth.

, XV. B. BARTRAM. lVitnesses BRADLEY HULL, L. A. LooKwooD.

